Shoulder pain
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correct amundo mate!:RpS_thumbup:
I put on with 18 in blue handle supereflex. I do not get the little niggle pains in the elbow and wrist now. It's probably because the trowel is a lot lighter. Used to use standard 1 in.
18 inch.
I would imagine its more to do with your now troweling the wall earlier whilst gears a bit wetter as in not having to apply as much pressure than what your applying with mate:RpS_thumbup:
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It will be interesting to see how spreads shoulders/elbows etc are after 20 years using s*p*r*lex, cos I know how the wear 20 years of marshalltown feels. Me and my bruv both have nerve damage in our shoulders. Wonder if I can sue on the grounds of work related.......
DannyMac
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Does this nerve damage involve your arm going numb quite often. Like when your driving and waking you up half a dozen times a night?
johniosaif
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My right shoulder is dodgy , can't sleep on it anymore, took ages to get to sleep on my left, my right shoulder is an inch or more lower than my right,it's not in the socket correctly,I thought it could be realigned but apparently not, I exercise it most nights,had physio many times but one time a nerve was hurt and it was brutal pain for a few days ,couldn't hardly lift my arm,
johniosaif
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I've had accidents but they say this is the way my shoulder is and always was, funny I used to box with a mis aligned shoulder ,the problem been ,no power on my punches,but I can give a nasty push
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No just got to move my shoulder wrong and the pain is instant, sometimes it goes straight away other times it stays for weeks. Throwing anything overarm is out of the question.
The Apprentice
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In years gone by, life was so much less complicated. We used an 11" trowel for every job we did! Still managed to get cold shoulder, tennis elbow, tenosinovitus & carpel tunnel. I think at times it's about how much you do or have done and how your body is in the first place.
By the way did I tell you I am a part time Doctorand I only do plastering because I enjoy it.
By the way did I tell you I am a part time Doctorand I only do plastering because I enjoy it.
johniosaif
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.Repetition does the damage..
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Just been on the pull up bar that's done the shoulder straight away
kgreigh
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Sanded a family members floor a couple of weeks ago with a big drum sander,ok on clean wood but on stained/varnished it seemed to clog the sand paper belts,get hot and burn almost,makes your cloths stink!
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Parquet! You flash git what's wrong with laminate?
Danny
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Lol it is what we found when we started lifting the carpets and it looks stunning.... just repaiing qhere the carpet gripper has been boshed i n
I have spells of that dan. Apparently its a trapped nerve in the elbow.
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irish_spread
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Same here. Was doing a ceiling in 2008 and, like Danny, something went TWANG. Immediate agony. Got diagnosed as rotator cuff problem (by me to the doc, he says I was correct). Had constant pain for 4 yrs and in the end I demanded an MRI after Harley St surgeon said I had also got arthritis (all plasterers do - when he writes for the Lancet etc, he always uses plasterers in his control groups).
had the MRI, turns out I had also 2 tears in ligaments or tendons aswell. Suffered on with it cos I didn't want surgery and to be honest, other than it being a lot weaker, it's not too bad for the last year
irish_spread
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Thats what the Harley St orthopaedic surgeon said. Before he examined me he asked my job. Told him been plastering for 30+ years. Without looking up he kept on writing and said "arthritis". I blurted out that he should at least examine me, he said I'm going to, don't worry. Before he moved my arm around he described when I would feel pain and when it would start clicking etc and he was 100% correct in his predictions. He does research on the subject and always gets a group of plasterers versus other workers. Invariably the plasterers would have arthritis although he said coursers wouldn't because they're like pretend plasterers labourers.
in fairness to him, he did say I should DEMAND an MRI cos there was something else wrong with my shoulder aswell
keithuk
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i would not like to say ,what that would cost ,to have done today ,nice one Dan !
Danny
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I have been told by a few wood floor people that if we are skint they would pay us around £10k for the flooring alone...
It is lovely to be honest
johniosaif
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It's the bottle hand? Rsi from fridge to table
johniosaif
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They always say you have a tear but then they say everyone has a tear ,it depends on the degree ,lots of time wasting,rarely solutions,"take up management " was a suggestion I got aged 35
PlasterCraftDundee
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Thats exactly what i have just now, went to the doc last week, he reckons its a pinched or trapped nerve. Was also making my heart pound really loud. Having pins and needles come down your arm and hearing your heart absolutely pounding after 6 days on the drink was a bit of a worry haha. its strange its in my left arm but im right handed
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